1、【
单选题
】
By ________ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.
[1分]
、
coarse
、
rude
、
crude
、
rough
答案:
2、【
单选题
】
Your story about the frog turning into a prince is ________ nonsense.
[1分]
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sheer
、
shear
、
shield
、
sheet
答案:
3、【
单选题
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I could see that my wife was ________ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not.
[1分]
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adequate for
、
intent on
、
short of
、
deficient in
答案:
4、【
单选题
】
The ________ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.
[1分]
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common
、
usual
、
average
、
general
答案:
5、【
单选题
】
One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a operation, he quickly recovered his sight.
[1分]
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delicate
、
considerate
、
precise
、
sensitive
答案:
6、【
单选题
】
As an excellent shooter, Peter practised aiming at both ________ targets and moving targets.
[1分]
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standing
、
stationary
、
still
、
stable
答案:
7、【
单选题
】
In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible ________ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students.
[1分]
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scales
、
patterns
、
grades
、
ranks
答案:
8、【
单选题
】
The insurance company paid him $10,000 in ________ after his accident.
[1分]
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compensation
、
installment
、
substitution
、
commission
答案:
9、【
单选题
】
The political future of the president is now hanging by a ________.
[1分]
、
thread
、
cord
、
string
、
rope
答案:
10、【
单选题
】
The statue would be perfect but for a few small ________ in its be.
[1分]
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mistakes
、
weaknesses
、
flaws
、
errors
答案:
11、【
单选题
】
Why should anyone want to read ________ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals.
[1分]
、
themes
、
insights
、
digests
、
leaflets
答案:
12、【
单选题
】
Parents have a legal ________ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.
[1分]
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impulse
、
influence
、
obligation
、
sympathy
答案:
13、【
单选题
】
Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ________.
[1分]
、
scarcity
、
minority
、
minimum
、
shortage
答案:
14、【
单选题
】
David likes country life and has decided to ________ farming.
[1分]
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go in for
、
go back on
、
go through with
、
go along with
答案:
15、【
单选题
】
Jack was about to announce our plan but I ________.
[1分]
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put him through
、
turned him out
、
gave him up
、
cut him short
答案:
16、【
单选题
】
I am sure I can ________ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.
[1分]
、
speak
、
say
、
talk
、
tell
答案:
17、【
单选题
】
Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ________.
[1分]
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declined
、
lessened
、
descended
、
slipped
答案:
18、【
单选题
】
The republication of the pet’s most recent works will certainly ________ his national reputation.
[1分]
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magnify
、
strengthen
、
enlarge
、
enhance
答案:
19、【
单选题
】
Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children ________ a violent act previously seen on television.
[1分]
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modifying
、
duplicating
、
accelerating
、
stimulating
答案:
20、【
单选题
】
This kind of material can ________ heat and moisture.
[1分]
、
delete
、
`compel
、
constrain
、
repel
答案:
21、【
单选题
】
Reading ________ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
[1分]
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rectifies
、
prolongs
、
minimizes
、
furnishes
答案:
22、【
单选题
】
If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.
[1分]
、
assemble
、
converge
、
crowd
、
accumulate
答案:
23、【
单选题
】
The work in the office was ________ by a constant stream of visitors.
[1分]
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confused
、
hampered
、
reverend
、
perplexed
答案:
24、【
单选题
】
The joys of travel, having long ________ the disabled, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.
[1分]
、
omitted
、
missed
、
neglected
、
discarded
答案:
25、【
单选题
】
Fewer and fewer of today’s workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, ________ the same company.
[1分]
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all else
、
much worse
、
less likely
、
let alone
答案:
26、【
单选题
】
When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ________ pale.
[1分]
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enormously
、
startlingly
、
uniquely
、
dramatically
答案:
27、【
单选题
】
Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.
[1分]
、
pile
、
segment
、
sequence
、
file
答案:
28、【
单选题
】
It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ________ will be conducted by computer.
[1分]
、
transactions
、
transmissions
、
transitions
、
transformations
答案:
29、【
单选题
】
The of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
[1分]
、
implementation
、
manifestation
、
demonstration
、
expedition
答案:
30、【
单选题
】
The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increase, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
[1分]
、
manipulation
、
reproduction
、
circulation
、
penetration
答案:
31、【
简答题】
What did Newton seem puzzled about?
[2分]
解析:
Not knowing the Frisbee’s track.
32、【
简答题】
Why does the author say Newton had unique sense of humour?
[2分]
解析:
Because Newton intended to deceive him.
33、【
简答题】
What made it possible for the TIME reporters to come up with so many interesting stories about pets?
[2分]
解析:
That the owners want others to share their stories.
34、【
简答题】
What belief about pet behaviour was unacceptable to experts of animal behaviour?
[2分]
解析:
That animals have a mental and emotional life.
35、【
简答题】
What is the explanation of animal-behaviour experts for the “clever” behaviour of pets?
[2分]
解析:
Mechanical result of training.
36、【
简答题】
1 有些人喜欢始终从事一种工作,因为…
2 有些人喜欢经常更换工作,因为…
3 我的看法
My View on Job-Hopping
[20分]
解析: